BCS Standings 2012: Week 12 Rankings
| Rank | School | average | Previous | Harris | USA Today | Computer |
| 1 | Kansas State | 0.9674 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Oregon | 0.9497 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 0.9396 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Alabama | 0.8534 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Georgia | 0.8328 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Florida | 0.7955 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | LSU | 0.7331 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 0.6621 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 0.6349 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 10 | Florida State | 0.6071 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 11 | Clemson | 0.5921 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 0.5797 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 13 | Stanford | 0.5705 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 0.4679 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | Texas | 0.4259 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 0.4161 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12 |
| 17 | UCLA | 0.2925 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 20 |
| 18 | USC | 0.2769 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 17 |
| 19 | Louisville | 0.2159 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 27 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 0.1911 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 25 |
| 21 | Michigan | 0.1665 | NR | 24 | 23 | 16 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 0.1529 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 27 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 0.1416 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 20 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 0.1088 | NR | NR | 24 | 22 |
| 25 | Washington | 0.0850 | NR | NR | NR | 19 |